Operationalizing a university spinout is a pivotal step in translating research from academia into real world applications.

The goal of this playbook is to provide actionable advice for the academic founder. Our hope is that this resource can accompany you from company ideation stage to securing Series A funding and preparing to move into independent lab space as you scale your company, providing potential solutions for common problems that founders face as they operationalize a spinout.

1. The benefits of spinning out life science companies from academia
2. Basic archetypes and business models of therapeutics spinouts
3. How to build a team, define an organizational structure, and manage people
4. Operational strategies to run your company with a positive culture
5. When to implement operational strategies throughout the lifecycle of an early stage spinout
6. Key considerations and timelines for transitioning from an academic lab to shared lab space to independent lab space
7. How to manage relationships with Contract Research Organizations